"Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role."

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Source : 1962 Speech at West Point military academy, 5 Dec. According to the New York Times, 23 Nov1969, Prime Minister Harold Wilson later countered,'Mr Acheson is a distinguished figure who has lost a State Department and not yet found himself a role'.

Dean Acheson

#Roles Quotes #Empires Quotes #Lost Quotes

“Honest men love women; those who deceive them adore them.”
“In the name of all competitors, I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by all the rules which govern them in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”

Source : "The Olympic Idea: Discourses and Essays". Book by Carl Diem, 1970.
“I'm never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel.”
“You know, guys, it is possible for two women to work together and get along.”
“... he preferred being stimulated to being bored.”
“Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.”
“It was good, it was bad. But it was real, and that's all you have.”

Source : Song: Escape, Album: Escape, 2001
“Ah gentle pair, ye little think how nigh Your change approaches, when all these delights Will vanish and deliver ye to woe, More woe, the more your taste is now of joy.”

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